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W WALKER. Chains of Chain Plating Machines. No. 230,091.

Patented July 13, 1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

WILLIAM WALKER, F BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO EMIL s. LEVI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CHAIN OF CHAIN FLUTlNG-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 230,091, dated July 13,1880.

Application filed April 20, 1880.

IO or horns which project from the links of the chain and intermesh toform the flutes, and

which are provided with heads commonly known as balls, are of uniformprojection,

and hence are only capable of producing a ruffle in which the flutes areall of uniform depth or projection.

The object of my invention is to provide for the manufacture of rufflesof a kind not heretofore produced by machinery, and which I believe tobe quite new, their peculiarity consisting in their having flutes ofvarying depth or projection.

To this end my invention consists in a chain for a chainflirting-machine having the arms or horns of the links which carry theballs of different lengths, as more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings,'Figure 1 represents a side view of a pairof chains for a chain fluting-Inaohineembodyingmyinvention, togetherwith their supporting rollers or drums. Fig. 2 represents a side view ofa portion of a pair of chains of slightly-modified form. Fig. 3represents a diagram view of a portion of a ruffle as it comes from thechains shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents a portion of such rufflefinished by what is called reeling. Fig. 5 represents a similar diagramview of a ruffle as it comes from the chains shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 6represents a portion of such a raffle reefed.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Referring first to Fig. 1, A A designate two chains of a chainflirting-machine composed of the links a and supported upon rollers ordrums B, through certain of which motion is imparted to them. The saidlinks of the chains are furnished with projecting horns, 5o arms, orwhat are commonly known as balls,

I) 1), those of each chain intermeshing with (No model.)

those of the other chain, and thereby forming the flutes of the ruffle.As is clearly shown in Fig. 1, certain of said horns or arms or balls,I), are of greater length than the others, b, and in this example of myinvention two of the lon gfihorns, arms, or balls I) are arranged inpairs between two short horns, arms, or balls, I), one of said shortones being between each pair of long ones.

The shape of the flutes formed by this con- 'struction of chain isclearly shown in the ruffle C, Fig. 3, the flutes c of which are formedby the long horns, arms, or balls, I), while the flutes c are formed bythe short horns, arms, or

balls, I).

In the chains A A (shown in Fig. 2) the length of the horns, arms, orballs at which project from the links a is increased and diminished inregular progression, and the ruffle D formed thereby, as shown in Fig.5, is not of uniform width, but has its flutes widened or increased indepth at certain points or portions, and gradually decreased in width inboth directions from said wide points or portions.

After theruffles are formed by the chains, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5,the flutes thereof are pressed into contact or reefed, as shown in Figs.4 and 6, and while in. that position are confined and steamed, so as togive them stiffness and cause them to retain their shape.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent,is-

1. A chain forachain fluting-machine, hav- 8 5 ing the horns or arms ofthe links of the chain which carry the balls of different lengths,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A chain for a chain fluting-machine, in which short and long horns orarms carrying the fluting-balls alternate with each other, substantiallyas herein described.

3. A chain for a chain fluting-machine, in which pairs of long arms orhorns alternate with single short arms or horns, substantially 5 asherein described with reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings.

:WM. WALKER.

Witnesses E. P. JEssUP, FREDK. HAYNES.

